Dam bro you are crushing it, I did an 1880 property last Saturday that was just a mess limited search area because of all the debris in the yard. I left there and headed to a 1910 permission and that was just as bad, I said WTF and came home. It was hard digging with the ground so dry.
@Conshyboy said:
Dam bro you are crushing it, I did an 1880 property last Saturday that was just a mess limited search area because of all the debris in the yard. I left there and headed to a 1910 permission and that was just as bad, I said WTF and came home. It was hard digging with the ground so dry.
Yikes! Looks there’s a lot going on there. Some properties of that age don’t yield much at all, sometimes because they’ve already been hunted, but also because there’s too much trashy metal buried in/around it.
The finds from the latest hunt. The quarters still retain a very dark hue, likely from the mineralization of the soil. I was told that part of the property had been used as a garden.
Back to the honey-spot this morning. Dodging rain again… wet, warm, muggy, humid morning that offered little incentive to stay out more than a couple hours tops. Mercifullly, some of the incentive came in the form of…
When I flipped the plug, I could just make out the glint of the rim… a little closer here…
@CharlotteDude said:
The finds from the latest hunt. The quarters still retain a very dark hue, likely from the mineralization of the soil. I was told that part of the property had been used as a garden.
That 1942 is in nice condition.
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One more trip to the property that has already yielded some really nice finds. Uncovered a lot of small copper, mostly memorial cents. Then finally I came across a high-pinger on the ‘800. I thought it was an old token, or jar lid at first…. really dark, even darker than the ‘38 and ‘42 quarters I pulled out last week. Well, turns out it was no token…
This target was giving off a strong, but varying copper cent to quarter signal. The mineralization in the soil had been giving me wonky signals every now and then, so when I initially pulled a copper memorial cent out of the plug, I didn’t give it much thought. I then ran the ‘800 back over the hole, and more deeply set in the bottom corner, something caused the Nox to start emphatically ping in the hi-quarter range. I pulled it out and…
Lots of copper today. I lost count at 20 wheaties, with likely just as many memorial Lincolns.
One piece stood out… couldn’t make it out when I pulled it from the hole, but I had a hunch what it might be due to its size and weight…
This one is why I always dig small copper signals… even though I was expecting yet another Lincoln when I pulled the plug, I’m always happy to find one of these guys…
Final tally… my hunch was right… Large Cent, looks like from the 1840-1857 run, otherwise it is completely burnt out. I also had a very strong feeling about the silver nickel, based only on the VDI read prior to digging it (and there were no other targets in the hole). Lots of wheaties… one hole yielded nine, another yielded four.
Halloween is a day of tricks and treats. I was wondering what kind of afternoon I’d get with a 1936 build before the sun went down and all the goblins came out. I’d say it was an afternoon of treats…
Rosie
This thread has become one of my favorite diversions.
I check it every 2-3 days, when I need to step away from the daily grind, simply to keep up to date with the metal detecting adventures of CharlotteDude.
He is very good at finding hidden stuff (including vintage coins).
I predict that one of these days he will hit a home run by finding a vintage US Gold coin or two. It is fun to live vicariously through the postings of CharlotteDude. Keep this thread going please.
@SanctionII said:
This thread has become one of my favorite diversions.
I check it every 2-3 days, when I need to step away from the daily grind, simply to keep up to date with the metal detecting adventures of CharlotteDude.
He is very good at finding hidden stuff (including vintage coins).
I predict that one of these days he will hit a home run by finding a vintage US Gold coin or two. It is fun to live vicariously through the postings of CharlotteDude. Keep this thread going please.
Thanks Sanction… I wish I could say I don’t have a problem, but I have a problem. This detecting bug has bitten deep.
Halloween’s lineup after an overnight soak n rinse. The ‘59 Rosie and ‘43 Washie look like they were exposed to some gnarly chemicals in the soil. The majority of the wheaties are from the ‘40’s & ‘50’s.
Yesterday’s finds… while not convinced, I’m still leaning on the large copper being a Large Cent. I can make out what appears to be some wreath details, but that’s about it. The earliest wheatie is a 1929.
I was able to leave work early to do my civic duty, which left me a small window of opportunity to get back out, albeit briefly, to Halloween’s haunting grounds… and what treats did we find?
The item on the right rang up like a strong quarter (92-93 on the ‘900), but appears like a warped foreign coin with heavy corrosion… we’ll see what the soak does for it. There are a few wheaties among the total also.
@Bayard1908 said:
I suspect that's an aluminum token instead of a coin, might even be an electrical knockout with no design on it.
I was thinking the same thing about it being possibly aluminum, until I put it out to dry this afternoon. It’s definitely a Washington quarter, likely a victim of extreme heat or fire. Not sure if it’s pre-64 silver, but given the damaged, warped and similarly fried wheatie to its right was found less than a foot away and at the same depth, it’s possible to have been dropped at the same time. The coloration of its unscorched areas along with its rim, point to a silver composition also.
I also tossed the memorial Lincoln in as the only other cent I recovered yesterday.
Here’s a shot of the quarter found yesterday, compared to the quarter found Sunday.
It’s been a little over a week since I’ve been out, having spent last weekend and change in Nashville with family and friends. I did roll out early for a bit this morning… made a few notable finds.
These two came out of the same hole.
Merc - love it when I crack a clod open and see that bright rim hiding in there.
Family obligations yesterday precluded after the soak-n-rinse shots of Sunday’s better finds. If it weren’t for the wheat-eared reverses, there’d be no way to tell that three of the wheaties were pre-59 Lincolns.
After the soak n dry. The Standing Lib is dateless, much like the majority of Standing Libs I find. The best SLQ I’ve found was an XF/AU 1920 coin recovered along an entry path to a 1915 build a couple years ago.
Braved the sub-freezing temps this morning to return to an old permission comprising an old farmhouse and adjacent fields. Having already covered the immediate areas around the house - a turn of the century build, I kept to the peripheries, closer to the fields that semi-surround the place. Several hours… somewhere around 4 total spent swinging the Nox. A good number of wheaties recovered - one hole had four, another had three, but only one silver, a lonely Merc. No matter the results… it’s all about the hunt.
One day, the temps are in the low 30’s with wind chills in the 20’s. Today, they were in the 50’s with partly sunny skies. It’s days like today that call me to get out and enjoy the hunt.
When I flipped the plug on this one, I first thought it might (finally) be a Frankie…
@Bochiman said:
Some nice finds. Would be fun to watch in person
I’m not so sure it would’ve been fun watching yesterday evening. Cold winds blowing in @ 20-30mph kept the ears burning for the max couple of hours I was out there.
@Bochiman said:
You keep any type of running totals of your finds?
Yes sir, I do…. I’ve kept a running list of silver finds and locations over the years since I started detecting back in the Spring of ‘21. I’m likely to go out several more times before the end of the year, so I’ll wait until early Jan to post totals for 2024.
Back from a little side trip to Aruba. Weather was crap yesterday, so I decided to venture out for a couple of hours this morning before everyone started stirring much. I hit a few wheaties and the typical clad and memorial copper, plus a little side candy..
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Dam bro you are crushing it, I did an 1880 property last Saturday that was just a mess limited search area because of all the debris in the yard. I left there and headed to a 1910 permission and that was just as bad, I said WTF and came home. It was hard digging with the ground so dry.
Yikes! Looks there’s a lot going on there. Some properties of that age don’t yield much at all, sometimes because they’ve already been hunted, but also because there’s too much trashy metal buried in/around it.
The finds from the latest hunt. The quarters still retain a very dark hue, likely from the mineralization of the soil. I was told that part of the property had been used as a garden.
Back to the honey-spot this morning. Dodging rain again… wet, warm, muggy, humid morning that offered little incentive to stay out more than a couple hours tops. Mercifullly, some of the incentive came in the form of…
When I flipped the plug, I could just make out the glint of the rim… a little closer here…
And fully extricated…
Keep on hunting on!
That 1942 is in nice condition.
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I agree. It’s just quite dark. Even more so now after a few days in the open air.
Here are the latest finds from yesterday’s hunt. The wheaties range from ‘30’s to ‘50’s.
One more trip to the property that has already yielded some really nice finds. Uncovered a lot of small copper, mostly memorial cents. Then finally I came across a high-pinger on the ‘800. I thought it was an old token, or jar lid at first…. really dark, even darker than the ‘38 and ‘42 quarters I pulled out last week. Well, turns out it was no token…
This target was giving off a strong, but varying copper cent to quarter signal. The mineralization in the soil had been giving me wonky signals every now and then, so when I initially pulled a copper memorial cent out of the plug, I didn’t give it much thought. I then ran the ‘800 back over the hole, and more deeply set in the bottom corner, something caused the Nox to start emphatically ping in the hi-quarter range. I pulled it out and…
Later at home before the soak…
She was late in coming, but finally showed. Apologies for the blurry pic… too much adrenalin pumping upon initial recognition.
First Barber quarter for 2024.
After the rinse n soak, along with its entourage of wheaties. The Lincolns all date in the ‘20’s, ‘30’s, and ‘40’s.
Beautiful weather with enough sunlight still in the afternoons to make it worthwhile venturing out after work.
The sterling thimble was a surprise bonus.
After the soak n rinse. All the “old stuff” is from the ‘40’s and ‘50’s.
Ninety-five cents… normally not a big deal, unless it’s in silver coin, found in the ground this morning.
Standing Lib
Washie
Merc
Washie
And Merc… I love how this one was peeking out of the bottom of the plug… from @ 7-8” down.
Altogether now…
After the rinse and overnight soak. Some of the wheaties are beyond toast.
Lots of copper today. I lost count at 20 wheaties, with likely just as many memorial Lincolns.
One piece stood out… couldn’t make it out when I pulled it from the hole, but I had a hunch what it might be due to its size and weight…
This one is why I always dig small copper signals… even though I was expecting yet another Lincoln when I pulled the plug, I’m always happy to find one of these guys…
Final tally… my hunch was right… Large Cent, looks like from the 1840-1857 run, otherwise it is completely burnt out. I also had a very strong feeling about the silver nickel, based only on the VDI read prior to digging it (and there were no other targets in the hole). Lots of wheaties… one hole yielded nine, another yielded four.
Halloween is a day of tricks and treats. I was wondering what kind of afternoon I’d get with a 1936 build before the sun went down and all the goblins came out. I’d say it was an afternoon of treats…
Rosie
Washie
Washie #2
Rosie #2
Keep up the hunt!
This thread has become one of my favorite diversions.
I check it every 2-3 days, when I need to step away from the daily grind, simply to keep up to date with the metal detecting adventures of CharlotteDude.
He is very good at finding hidden stuff (including vintage coins).
I predict that one of these days he will hit a home run by finding a vintage US Gold coin or two. It is fun to live vicariously through the postings of CharlotteDude. Keep this thread going please.
Thanks Sanction… I wish I could say I don’t have a problem, but I have a problem. This detecting bug has bitten deep.
Halloween’s lineup after an overnight soak n rinse. The ‘59 Rosie and ‘43 Washie look like they were exposed to some gnarly chemicals in the soil. The majority of the wheaties are from the ‘40’s & ‘50’s.
Quick morning hunt at Halloween’s haunting grounds…. I had a feeling there was still something good to be found.
I have a hunch the one on the right is another Large Cent, but boy is it toast!
Yesterday’s finds… while not convinced, I’m still leaning on the large copper being a Large Cent. I can make out what appears to be some wreath details, but that’s about it. The earliest wheatie is a 1929.
I was able to leave work early to do my civic duty, which left me a small window of opportunity to get back out, albeit briefly, to Halloween’s haunting grounds… and what treats did we find?
The item on the right rang up like a strong quarter (92-93 on the ‘900), but appears like a warped foreign coin with heavy corrosion… we’ll see what the soak does for it. There are a few wheaties among the total also.
I suspect that's an aluminum token instead of a coin, might even be an electrical knockout with no design on it.
I was thinking the same thing about it being possibly aluminum, until I put it out to dry this afternoon. It’s definitely a Washington quarter, likely a victim of extreme heat or fire. Not sure if it’s pre-64 silver, but given the damaged, warped and similarly fried wheatie to its right was found less than a foot away and at the same depth, it’s possible to have been dropped at the same time. The coloration of its unscorched areas along with its rim, point to a silver composition also.
I also tossed the memorial Lincoln in as the only other cent I recovered yesterday.
Here’s a shot of the quarter found yesterday, compared to the quarter found Sunday.
It’s been a little over a week since I’ve been out, having spent last weekend and change in Nashville with family and friends. I did roll out early for a bit this morning… made a few notable finds.
These two came out of the same hole.
Merc - love it when I crack a clod open and see that bright rim hiding in there.
Rosie - clod-crack encore.
This one was only @ 3-4 feet away…
Finds before the rinse-n-soak.
Family obligations yesterday precluded after the soak-n-rinse shots of Sunday’s better finds. If it weren’t for the wheat-eared reverses, there’d be no way to tell that three of the wheaties were pre-59 Lincolns.
I ventured out just after the sun came up for a few hours this morning, and what did I find?
I love it when the pull pops out and I find something like this staring back…
Before the soak, rinse & dry…
After the soak n dry. The Standing Lib is dateless, much like the majority of Standing Libs I find. The best SLQ I’ve found was an XF/AU 1920 coin recovered along an entry path to a 1915 build a couple years ago.
Braved the sub-freezing temps this morning to return to an old permission comprising an old farmhouse and adjacent fields. Having already covered the immediate areas around the house - a turn of the century build, I kept to the peripheries, closer to the fields that semi-surround the place. Several hours… somewhere around 4 total spent swinging the Nox. A good number of wheaties recovered - one hole had four, another had three, but only one silver, a lonely Merc. No matter the results… it’s all about the hunt.
The group from Sunday’s outing. Lots of wheaties. The oldest readable date (just above the Merc) being 1917.
Windy…blustery… cold… meanwhile, the hits keep hitting!
The primary group shot… the one Rosie has had a rough go… but he’s silver.
Now to the soak.
After the soak n rinse. Not nearly as many wheaties recovered as on Sunday. Someone seriously torqued the ‘52 Rosie before losing it back in the day
One day, the temps are in the low 30’s with wind chills in the 20’s. Today, they were in the 50’s with partly sunny skies. It’s days like today that call me to get out and enjoy the hunt.
When I flipped the plug on this one, I first thought it might (finally) be a Frankie…
Wasn’t a Frankie, but I’ll take a 40%’er any day.
After the soak. A few wheaties included, but nothing noteworthy… all from the ‘40’s & ‘50’s.
Some nice finds. Would be fun to watch in person
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I’m not so sure it would’ve been fun watching yesterday evening. Cold winds blowing in @ 20-30mph kept the ears burning for the max couple of hours I was out there.
The only thing of note recovered…
You keep any type of running totals of your finds?
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Yes sir, I do…. I’ve kept a running list of silver finds and locations over the years since I started detecting back in the Spring of ‘21. I’m likely to go out several more times before the end of the year, so I’ll wait until early Jan to post totals for 2024.
Back from a little side trip to Aruba. Weather was crap yesterday, so I decided to venture out for a couple of hours this morning before everyone started stirring much. I hit a few wheaties and the typical clad and memorial copper, plus a little side candy..